Organovo has already made breakthroughs in 3D bioprinting, releasing the first commercial array of liver cells for pharmaceutical testing just last month. With each advancement, we write something like “a small step towards 3D printed organs”, as a sort of method for quenching the thirst of our readers. Today, however, the company has made an announcement that really does symbolize the first small step towards bioprinted organs. Thanks to a gift from the Methuselah Foundation, Organovo is partnering with the Department of Surgery at Yale School of Medicine to develop bioprinted tissues for surgical transplantation research.…
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